Tobacco pipe



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Application March 6, 1936, Serial No. 67,520

5 Claims.

This invention relates totobacco pipes and its object is to provide a novel and effective arrangement associated with the stem of a pipe for controlling the liquid which inevitably accumulates in the smoke duct of the stem while the pipe is being smoked. The invention consists of a pipe stem having a lateral recess intersecting its smoke duct, a removable closure for the mouth of the recess, a perforated disk supported in the recess transversely to the duct, and an absorbent pad in the mouth of the recess between the disk and the closure. As particles of liquid come into contact with the disk they are deflected onto the pad and quickly absorbed, thereby keeping the smoke duct free of liquid in objectionable amount. The pad receiving cavity is readily accessible for removal and replacement of any suitable absorbent material. Ihe invention is fully set forth in the following detailed description and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,-

Figure 1 is a sideview of a pipe constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on line 3--3 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a view showing disk located in recess of pipe stem, the latter and a closure for the recess being shown in section on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Figure 5 is a view of the underside of the pipe stem with closure elements omitted.

Figure 6 is a detail view of an absorbent pad.

It will be noted that Figs. 2 to 6 inclusive are enlarged views. Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawing.

. Referring to the drawing, I is a pipe stem having the usual smoke duct 2 and reduced end or tenon 3 to fit in shank 4 of pipe bowl 5. For receiving certain elements included in my invention, the stem, preferably about mid-way of its length, is provided with laterally extended recess 6 which intersects smoke duct 2. The

mouth of this recess is enlarged to form a pocket I for a purpose that will presently appear, and overlying the pocket is a closure 8 comprising a bowed resilient element, preferably of metal, which is hinged to a similarly formed part 9, the latter being adapted to closely fit and clip on to the pipe stem where both elements 8 and 9 snugly fit into the shallow peripheral channel I 0. While the closure 8, owing to its resiliency, is normally tightly held in closed position, it may readily be released and opened for access to pocket 1, which is provided for holding an absorbent pads as I Above this pad in the recess 6 means are provided for deflecting to the pad such liquid as may enter smoke duct 2. For supporting such means which is preferably in the form of a plate or disk the sides of the recess are grooved as at I2 in a plane transverse to the smoke duct and into this groove are drilled oppositely disposed holes 13 and i4. Inserted in groove I2 is the disk [5 having resilient ears l6 and H which respectively spring into holes l3 and I4 and thereby serve to hold the disk securely in place and assure a tight joint at its top and sides. Holes as l8 and I 9 in disk l5 permit smoke to pass therethrough but these holes are out of alignment with the smoke duct 2 for the purpose of preventing a direct line draft through recess ii which would tend to interfere with the desired baliling effect of the disk which best permits collection of particles of liquid thereon. In order to distribute liquid collected by the disk to different areas of the absorbent pad II in pocket 1, oppositely disposed prongs 20 and 2| are bent obliquely from the bottom of the disk so that they just enter pocket 1 to slightly press into a pad contained therein.

' While I have illustrated and described but one convenient form of embodiment of the invention it is distinctly to be understood that it is not limited to the precise construction set forth as it may be changed in many respects without departure from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is,-

1. A pipe stem having a lateral recess intersecting the smoke duct, a perforated disk located transversely to the smoke duct in edgewise en gagement with the walls of the recess and presenting an extended edge in proximity to the mouth of the recess, a movable element for normally closing the mouth of the recess, and an absorbent pad held by the movable element against the extended edge of the disk.

1 2. A pipe stem having a lateral recess intersecting the smoke duct, a perforated disk supported between walls of the recess transversely to the smoke duct and merging into oppositely extended prongs adjacent the mouth of the recess, an absorbent pad in the mouth of the recess, and a movable element for normally closing the mouth of the recess.

3. A pipe stem having a lateral recess intersecting the smoke duct and a groove in the walls of the recess in a plane transverse to the smoke duct, a perforated disk, means for holding the disk in the groove in the recess with the perforations in non-alignment with the smoke duct and with an extended edge of the disk in proximity to the mouth of the recess, a movable element for normally closing the mouth of the recess, and absorbent material adapted to be held between the movable element and the extended part of the disk.

4. A pipe stem having a lateral recess intersecting the smoke duct, a groove in the walls of the recess in a plane transverse to the smoke duct and oppositely disposed holes extended from the bottom of the groove, a perforated disk hav ing resilient ears integral therewith for engaging said holes to secure the disk in the groove, said disk being supported transversely of the smoke duct and having an extended edge in proximity to the mouth of the recess, a movable element for norma11y closing the mouth of the recess, and absorbent material adapted to be held between the movable element and the extended edge of the disk.

5. A pipe stem having a lateral recess intersecting the smoke duct, a pair of elements seated in a peripheral groove in the stem, one of said elements being hinged to the other and normally closing the mouth of the recess, a perforated disk supported between walls of the recess transversely to the smoke duct and presenting an extended edge in proximity to the mouth of the recess, and absorbent material between said edge of the disk and the oppositely disposed hinged element.

JOSEPH E. THERIAULT. 

